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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 88160

This is the laboratory screening and interpretation of cells collected on a slide from a body site other than the cervix, such as sputum, urine, or a body cavity fluid, to look for abnormal or cancerous cells. A specialist examines the sample under a microscope and provides a written interpretation. It's a cell-based evaluation, similar in concept to a Pap smear but performed on a different type of specimen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $186.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $46 to $257
$50$100$200$500professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$457.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$158.49
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$457.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$158.49
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$107

MN $170UT $47.86

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.